Journal article
Maternal First-Trimester Alpha-Fetoprotein and Placenta-Mediated Pregnancy Complications
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Maternal serum markers used for trisomy 21 screening are associated with placenta-mediated complications. Recently, there has been a transition from the traditional first-trimester screening (FTS) that included PAPP-A (pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A) and beta-hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), to the enhanced FTS test, which added first-trimester AFP (alpha-fetoprotein) and PlGF (placental growth factor). However, whether …
Authors
Melamed N; Okun N; Huang T; Mei-Dan E; Aviram A; Allen M; Abdulaziz KE; McDonald SD; Murray-Davis B; Ray JG
Journal
Hypertension, Vol. 80, No. 11, pp. 2415–2424
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2023
DOI
10.1161/hypertensionaha.123.21568
ISSN
0194-911X